For many years I wrote about fiction, story, belief, ordinary life, and the questions that shaped my work. More than two thousand essays remain here—not because every one represents my current thinking, but because together they tell the story of a writer learning over time.
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08/31/23 Biking & Listening
Biking is something else I both love and hate. It takes a lot of effort but does provide good exercise and most days over an hour to listen…
More big drama for the Southern Baptist Executive Committee
Here’s the link to this article. by CAPTAIN CASSIDY AUG 22, 2023 Overview: Last Thursday, the Southern Baptist Convention’s top-ranked Executive Committee got a shocking bit of news about…
Trump is a God—Just Not the One That Christians Believe, by David Eller
Here’s the link to this article. By John W. Loftus at 8/28/2023 Beginning today, and every Monday morning that follows, I’ll be posting submitted essays, excerpts from my books, and some…
Monday night had slouched along like the world’s slowest turtle. It ranked high on Jane’s list of the worst experiences of her life. Even though she’d loved Ray…
Here’s the link to this article. By David Madison at 8/25/2023 Cheap knockoff superstitions are taking over This really is a puzzle: why haven’t decent devout believers—by the millions—founded an organization…
Richard L. Fricks 